Cape Town – Vice President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party, saying that the African National Congress (ANC) would continue to seek guidance from the liberation movement, a report said on Sunday.

Ramaphosa said this during his solidarity message at the just ended Zanu-PF annual conference that was held in Masvingo.

“As ANC, we envy Zanu-PF and admire the manner in which the party holds its conferences with so many people gathered here, having serious political discussions on important issues that have to do with your own transformation process,” The state-owned Sunday Mail newspaper quoted Ramaphosa as saying.

According to reports, the conference was attended by more that 7 000 delegates.

Ramaphosa said the ANC also admired the manner in which President Robert Mugabe’s party continued to defend the gains of the southern African country’s revolution.

According to Eye Witness News, Ramaphosa also said that the ANC and Zanu-PF were “joined at the hip”, adding that Mugabe’s call for unity was also a message to the ANC.